Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tuan Ha speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Dak Lak (VNA) – Authoritiesof the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak and the Ministry of Industry andTrade (MoIT) held an international trade conference on March 11, as part of theongoing eighth Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival.
The event drew about 450 delegates who are importers,distributors, e-commerce platforms, enterprises, coffee producers andcooperatives at home and abroad, as well as economic organisations,contributing to expanding coffee consumption of Vietnam and Dak Lak inparticular and realising the goal of “Buon Ma Thuot – destination for world’scoffee”.
Speaking at the event, Permanent ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the festival’s organisingboard Nguyen Tuan Ha described coffee as a key crop of the province, coveringan area of around 210,000ha with an average yield of over 550,000 tonnes peryear, accounting for more than 21% of the volume and 20% of the country’scoffee export value. The province's coffee has been exported to more than 70countries and territories worldwide. The geographical indication of Buon MaThuot coffee has been protected in 32 countries and territories globally.
Coffee exporters and experts also suggestedestablishing a coffee and farm produce trading floor in Buon Ma Thuot city.
At the event (Photo: VNA)
Head of the MoIT’s Vietnam Trade PromotionAgency Vu Ba Phu stressed that the potential and resources for exporting coffeeand coffee-derived products from Dak Lak remain ample.
During the conference, there were exhibitionbooths showcasing coffee products and linking importers and exporters at homeand abroad.
On the occasion, domestic and foreign coffeeimporters and exporters signed 10 memoranda of understanding and agreements oncooperation./.
